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Techno-Economic Analysis of a Supercritical Gas Turbine Energy System Fueled by Methanol and Upgraded Biogas

The HERMES project investigates the utilization of surplus wind and solar energy to produce renewable fuels such as hydrogen, methane, and methanol for seasonal storage, thereby supporting carbon neutrality and the energy transition. This initiative aims t ...

2025

Active Passivation Charge Transport in n‐i‐p Perovskite Solar Cells Approaching 26% Efficiency

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin

In n‐i‐p planar perovskite solar cells (PSCs), the electron transport layer (ETL) and the hole transporting layer play a crucial role in realizing high power conversion efficiency (PCE). Herein, a TiO2‐SDBA‐SnO2 stacked ETL is reported, where 4,4′‐sulfonyl ...

Wiley2025

Strain-induced rubidium incorporation into wide-bandgap perovskites reduces photovoltage loss

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Mounir Driss Mensi, Ursula Röthlisberger, David Lyndon Emsley, Pascal Alexander Schouwink, Jing Gao, Felix Thomas Eickemeyer, Michael Allan Hope, Lukas Pfeifer, Nikolaos Lempesis, Virginia Carnevali, Ümmügülsüm Günes, Lorenzo Agosta, Yuxuan Zhang, Likai Zheng, Vladislav Slama, Francesco Biasoni

A-site cation mixing can enhance the photovoltaic performance of a wide-bandgap (WBG) perovskite, but rubidium (Rb) cation mixing generally forms a nonperovskite phase. We report that lattice strain locks Rb ions into the α-phase of the lattice of a triple ...

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)2025

Understanding wind turbine flows and power efficiency: numerical and theoretical studies

Tristan Revaz

This thesis aims to improve our understanding of wind turbine flows and power efficiency using large-eddy simulation (LES), while also testing and refining LES and analytical modeling approaches. The first part of the thesis, which can be considered as a ...

EPFL2025

Power Losses Measurement Method for High Efficiency MV Oil-Insulated DC-DC Converter

Drazen Dujic

The concept of MVDC collection network for renewable applications requires a high efficiency DC-DC converter to connect low voltage sources to the medium voltage network. The accurate measurement of low power losses is not possible with traditional electri ...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2025

Data-driven design of organic electronic materials

Jacob Terence Blaskovits

Singlet fission (SF) is a multiexciton-generating process whereby an excited state singlet (S1) is converted into two lower-energy triplets (T1). The inclusion of a SF-capable material into a photovoltaic device offers the potential for the absorption of p ...

EPFL2023

Pre-annealing for improved LPCVD deposited boron-doped poly-Si hole-selective contacts

Xinyu Zhang, Franz-Josef Haug, Luca Massimiliano Antognini, Josua Andreas Stückelberger

We demonstrate the beneficial effect of a pre-annealing step prior to the boron diffusion on passivation and contact resistivity of industrially LPCVD deposited poly-Si/SiOX hole-selective contacts. We investigate the influence of the pre-annealing tempera ...

ELSEVIER2023

Thermal management in radical induced cationic frontal polymerisation for optimised processing of fibre reinforced polymers

Véronique Michaud, Baris Çaglar, Jacobus Gerardus Rudolph Staal

Radical induced cationic frontal polymerisation (RICFP) is considered a promising low energy method for processing of fibre reinforced polymers (FRPs). Optimisation of the local heat balance between reinforcement, epoxy resin and the surrounding mould is r ...

2023

Vehicle-to-Grid for Reliable Frequency Regulation

Dirk Lauinger

Future low-carbon societies will need to store vast amounts of electricity to stabilize electricity grids and to power electric vehicles. Vehicle-to-grid allows vehicle owners and grid operators to share the costs of electricity storage by making the batte ...

EPFL2022

Stoichiometry modulates the optoelectronic functionality of Zinc Phosphide (Zn3-xP2+x)

Anna Fontcuberta i Morral, Elias Zsolt Stutz, Jean-Baptiste Leran, Mahdi Zamani, Maria Chiara Spadaro, Simon Robert Escobar Steinvall, Santhanu Panikar Ramanandan, Rajrupa Paul, Diego Armando Sandoval Salaiza, Mirjana Dimitrievska, Mischa Samuel Flór

Predictive synthesis–structure–property relationships are at the core of materials design for novel applications. In this regard, correlations between the compositional stoichiometry variations and functional properties are essential for enhancing the perf ...

2022

Heteroatom oxidation controls singlet-triplet energy splitting in singlet fission building blocks

Anne-Clémence Corminboeuf, Sergio Vela Llausi, Jacob Terence Blaskovits, Maria Fumanal Quintana, Yuri Cho

Singlet fission (SF) is a promising multiexciton-generating process. Its demanding energy splitting criterion - that the S-1 energy must be at least twice that of T-1 - has limited the range of materials capable of SF. We propose heteroatom oxidation as a ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2022

Flexibilisation of Biogas-Based Power-to-Gas Processes: A Techno-Economic and Experimental Assessment

Andreas Gantenbein

Biogas-based power-to-X technology allows storing renewable electricity, while producing CO2-neutral products. This work investigates the conversion and upgrading of digestion-derived gas mixtures with focus on increasing the operational flexibility of the ...

EPFL2022

Device Performance of Emerging Photovoltaic Materials (Version 2)

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin

Following the 1st release of the "Emerging photovoltaic (PV) reports", the best achievements in the performance of emerging photovoltaic devices in diverse emerging photovoltaic research subjects are summarized, as reported in peer-reviewed articles in aca ...

WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH2021

Performance assessment of grid-forming and grid-following converter-interfaced battery energy storage systems on frequency regulation in low-inertia power grids

Sidi-Rachid Cherkaoui, Mario Paolone, Fabrizio Sossan, Zhao Yuan, Antonio Zecchino, Yihui Zuo

Power systems with large shares of converter-interfaced renewables may be characterised by low grid inertia due to the lack of frequency containment provided by synchronous generators. Battery energy storage systems (BESSs), which can adjust their power ou ...

2021

Optical and structure properties of CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite films doped with Cesium

Anwar Qasem M Alanazi

Methylammonium lead iodide doped with cesium (MA(1-x)Cs(x)PbI(3), x = 0, 0.03, 0.05, 0.1) thin films were prepared with and without chlorobenzene (CB). X-ray diffraction analysis applying the Rietveld refinement method is carried out, and the effect of Cs ...

EDP Sciences2021

Cut from the Same Cloth: Enamine-Derived Spirobifluorenes as Hole Transporters for Perovskite Solar Cells

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Paul Joseph Dyson, Kasparas Rakstys, Cansu Igci, Albertus Adrian Sutanto, Maria Cristina Momblona Rincón, Bin Ding

To attain commercial viability, perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have to be reasonably priced, highly efficient, and stable for a long period of time. Although a new record of a certified power conversion efficiency (PCE) value over 25% was achieved, PSC perf ...

AMER CHEMICAL SOC2021

Operational-Driven Optimal-Design of a Hyperloop System

Mario Paolone, Denis Tudor

We present an operational-driven optimal-design framework of a Hyperloop system. The novelty of the proposed framework is in the problem formulation that links the operation of a network of Hyperloop capsules, the model of the Hyperloop infrastructure, and ...

Elsevier BV2021

Effect of voltage source converters with electrochemical storage systems on dynamics of reduced-inertia bulk power grids

Mario Paolone, Fabrizio Sossan, Yihui Zuo

A major concern associated to the massive connection of distributed energy resources is the increasing share of power electronic interfaces resulting in the global inertia reduction of power systems. The recent literature advocated the use of voltage sourc ...

Elsevier2020

Production of Algae for Biomaterials and Bioenergy: Closing the Nutrient Cycle and Enhancing the Light Utilisation Efficiency

Eya Nicodeme

Microalgae are small organisms that live in water and use solar energy or artificial light to grow. They are emerging to be one of the most promising long-term, sustainable sources of biomass for fuel, food, feed, and other high valuable co-products. Like ...

EPFL2020